shed

shed1
noun
  1. a simple roofed structure, typically made of wood or metal, used for garden storage, to shelter animals, or as a workshop
    棚式建筑；货棚；牲口棚；工作棚
    ■a larger structure, typically with one or more sides open, for storing or maintaining vehicles or other machinery
    车棚；（堆放器械的）棚
    a shed is required for the three shunt engines.
    需要一个棚子放这三台并励发动机。
    ■(Austral./NZ)an open-sided building for shearing sheep or milking cattle
    (澳/新西兰)剪羊棚；挤奶棚
(shedded, shedding)
  1. [with obj.](常作 be shedded)park (a vehicle) in a depot
    把（车）停在库棚
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: apparently a variant of the noun shade
shed2
(sheds, shedding; past and past participle shed)
[with obj.]
  1. (of a tree or other plant) allow (leaves or fruit) to fall to the ground
    （叶、果实由树木等）掉落
    both varieties shed leaves in winter.
    两种植物在冬季都落叶。
    ■(of a reptile, insect, etc.) allow (its skin or shell) to come off, to be replaced by another one that has grown underneath
    （爬行动物及昆虫等）蜕皮（或脱壳）
    ■(of a mammal) lose (hair) as a result of moulting, disease, or age
    （哺乳动物因蜕化、疾病或年老而）脱毛
    ■take off (clothes)
    脱（衣）
    ■have the property of repelling (water or a similar substance)
    能使（水等）淌过而不渗透，具有防（水等）特性
  2. discard (something undesirable, superfluous, or outdated)
    抛弃（不合意、多余或过时的东西)，取消
    many firms use relocation as an opportunity to shed jobs.
    许多公司利用迁址的机会取消不需要的职位。
  3. cast or give off (light)
    射出，发出（光）
    the full moon shed a watery light on the scene.
    圆圆的月亮给夜景投下一片如水的柔光。
  4. (Brit.)accidentally allow (something) to fall off or spill
    (英)（意外地）散落，掉落，洒溅
    a lorry shed its load of steel bars.
    一辆货车掉落了所拉载的钢条。
  5. eliminate part of (an electrical power load) by disconnecting circuits
    （分区）切断（电力载荷）
常用词组
shed (someone's) blood
  1. be injured or killed (or kill or injure someone)
    （使）流血；（使）受伤；（使）牺牲，杀死
shed light on
  1. 见 light
shed tears
  1. weep; cry
    流泪；哭
语源
  1. Old English sc(e)ādan 'separate out (one selected group), divide', also 'scatter', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German scheiden. Compare with sheath
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